fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Right then, the first photo shows a glimpse of the rear of a Humber, to be precise, FV1622 Truck, 1 ton, Missile test, 4x4, Humber, then under the tent I believe, is its companion trailer, ie. FV2308® Trailer, 1/2 ton, Functional Test Unit. The truck had a HP air compressor and alternator driven from the PTO, this suppled power to the trailer, for its role in missile testing. The photo with item marked "B" is I think, the rear doors to FV1621, Truck, 1 ton, Missile Supply, 4x4, Humber Yes well done Richard I knew I could rely on you for a comprehensive response, absolutely correct. We could do with chaps like you in MI 10 attention to detail & all that sort of thing ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Clive, I thought that I would let it spin out a bit before giving the correct answer :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Clive, I thought that I would let it spin out a bit before giving the correct answer :whistle: Yes jolly decent of you Richard, I appreciate not spoiling the fun for everyone by not being too observant at the beginning. So are you going for Item "A" & the date & the Units that were responsible for Malkara or shall we see how the rest of the chaps do :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 . So are you going for Item "A" & the date & the Units that were responsible Clive, Here goes, item "A" is the missile tray pulled out of the supply truck. Unit was the Royal Armoured Corps, Parachute Sqn, year, well another guess here 1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Richard item "A" is the missile tray pulled out of the supply truck. Yes the most striking thing is the missile body itself. The upper (square in cross section) part is the centre body (for that is what the trailer tests) the light line is an aluminium ring that clamps the motor (round in cross section) Unit was the Royal Armoured Corps, Parachute Sqn, Nope (cap badges are not RAC) year, well another guess here 1965 Nope but close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 ok lets try 2rtr cyclops reg 1964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 (edited) Yes Cyclops Sqn 2RTR Yes it had to be 1964, as it was in April 1964 that Cyclops moved into Kandahar. These men are clearly wearing RTR uniforms. On 1 Feb 1965 the core of Cyclops amalgamated with a core of SRS (which then 'disbanded') to form the Parachute Squadron RAC. Then it would have been maroon berets with RAC badges. The idea of this was that it was no good having a very expensive missile system & all its backup enterage roaming around looking for targets of opportunity. An essential was armoured reconnaisance to identify & evaluate the need for a high tech destruction of a target. The new Squadron would perform both roles in an intergrated way. This is what the men were looking at. The Humber is 18 BK 91 & I am pleased to say it is still around & owned by a friend who provided the photo below. What we are still looking for is the trailer. The story goes that they ended up at Jacksons & the equipment pulled out :cry: & the trailers just sold off. The other photos were kindly provided by members of the Para Sqn RAC OCA Edited November 17, 2009 by Marmite!! Photo links repaired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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